Developing ECMWF’s seasonal forecast system
ECMWF’s seasonal forecasts are based on our medium-range forecasts but extend to seven to thirteen months. Stephanie Johnson has a key role in developing and optimising the seasonal forecasting system.
News
ECMWF’s AI forecasts become operational
ECMWF has taken the Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System (AIFS) into operations today, 25 February 2025, to run side by side with its traditional physics-based Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) to advance numerical weather prediction.
ECMWF takes leading role in Space for Early Warning in Africa
ECMWF is contributing to the EU-funded Africa–EU Space Partnership Programme that started in January 2025 by taking a leading role in the four-year Space for Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) component.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025
To mark the United Nations' promotion of 'full and equal access and participation for women and girls in science', we invited some of our ECMWF colleagues to tell us more about their work. From improving weather forecasts to advancing climate research, their stories highlight the diverse contributions women make to science.
New 10-year ECMWF Strategy emphasises collaboration and machine learning
ECMWF’s new Strategy from 2025 to 2034 sets out anticipated progress in science, impact and organisation and people. It emphasises the need for collaboration and the future role of machine learning in weather prediction.
Winter 2024/25 Newsletter published
The winter 2024/25 issue of the ECMWF Newsletter is now available. As well as news about ECMWF staff and events, it features articles about new developments and the use that can be made of ECMWF products.
Take part in the AI Weather Quest to advance sub-seasonal forecasting
ECMWF presents the AI Weather Quest, an innovative global competition aimed at advancing sub-seasonal weather forecasting through the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
2024 was the warmest year on record, Copernicus data show
The year 2024 was the warmest on record globally and the first calendar year that was more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF.
ECMWF at the AMS Annual Meeting 2025
We are taking part in the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting from 12 to 16 January 2025 with presentations about ECMWF developments and plans and an exhibition booth.
News highlights of 2024
ECMWF news highlights in 2024 include a major upgrade of the forecasting system; initiatives to drive forward weather science, including machine learning; and news from the EU-funded services implemented by ECMWF.